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To ALL wenn IT MAY coNcERN;

Be it known that I, W. H. TOBVNSEND. of Camden, in the county of Preble, and State of Ohio, have invented o new nml useful Apparatus for Attaching Horses to Carringes; and do hereby declare `that the following is :t fullnnd exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

' to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Thisvinvention consists ofrn. pin on n carriage-thin, in combination with n semi-elliptic clasp for attachment to the thill by means of said pin and its own elasticity, said clasp being connected with :ipert of, the harness, nnflopernting in connection withthe seid Lnin asn substitute for tugs.

To' ennole others to mnkennd nse'r'y invention, I will now proceed 'to describe its construction and operation.

A representsa cnrringe-thill, of ordinary construction. b represents at plate, on thov under side of the thill, nt any convenient part thereof, provided with ene or more holes to receive the pin c, which is to be piaceri in one hole or another, according to convenience. d represents n. semi-elliptic clasp, consisting ci' e. framework of metal, coi'ered with leather or other suitable material, in which materiel ismade n hole, e, to pass the pin c through. The clasp d should be made to gripe the thill with some force, by virtue .of its elasticity.- L represents n small metallic framework, attached to the inner end ofthe clasp d, with which framework are connected Vthe brecching-strap 2', the back-band lc, ond the home-strap l. The strnp m, to which the belly-bend is attached,

is fastened to the outer end of' the clasp d, and posses around the thill, within the framework h, and, in connection with the hack-bami, assists in retaining the clasp on the pin c.

It is obvious that as there is a. connection between the clasp, which forms part of the harness, and. the pin ou the thill, the wagon vrill be drawn by these means whenever the horse is puc in motion. Tugs are thus rendercdnnnecessztry, and for light wagons, (with which this invention is intended to he chiefiy uscd,) a. harness simpler and cheaper, to the extent oi' the luck of tugs, than those ordinarily used, is obtained.

Having thus fully describ'edmy invention, what l. 'ihc clasp d, in 'combination with framework 2. The clasp d, provided at its outer end and for purpose set forth. I

- This specification signed and. witnessed this .'ld'dny of May, 1867.

claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is h and pin e, substantially as :ond Ifor the purpose described. with strap m, and at its inner end with back-band. c, in manner WILLIAM n. 'ro-wilssite. Witnesses:

ROBERT CONARD, J. .8. EARLY. 

